Overview of the epidemiology of equine influenza in the Australian outbreak

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 50-56

  Moloney, B J ^a  

^a Industry and Investment NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Emergency animal disease; Epidemiology; Equine influenza; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIC; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N8; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N8 SUBTYPE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 79959798378     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00748.x     Document Type: Article

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